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Increased oxidative stress in human fetal membranes overlying the cervix from term non-labouring and post labour deliveries
18 May 2012
M. Chai, G. Barker, R. Menon, M. Lappas
Abstract: Enzymatic breakdown of the collagen-rich extracellular matrix (ECM) that connects the amnion and chorion layers of the fetal membranes is one of the key events leading to rupture of membrane...
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Placental sulphate transport: A review of functional and molecular studies
14 May 2012
D.B. Shennan
Abstract: Sulphate is required by the feto-placental unit for a number of important conjugation and biosynthetic pathways. Functional studies performed several decades ago established that sulphate tr...
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Realdo Colombo's De Re Anatomica: The renaissance origin of the term “placenta” and its historical background
07 May 2012
M. Pizzi, M. Fassan, M. Cimino, V. Zanardo, S. Chiarelli
Abstract: Over the centuries, great interest has been devoted to the placenta and to its highly symbolic significance. The Renaissance represented the age of historical and cultural transition between...
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Derivation and characterization of progenitor stem cells from canine allantois and amniotic fluids at the third trimester of gestation
07 May 2012
R.A. Fernandes, C.V. Wenceslau, A.L. Reginato, I. Kerkis, M.A. Miglino
Abstract: Fetal tissues are frequently discarded before (amniocentesis) or after birth, which both facilitates stem cell access and helps to overcome ethical concerns. In the present study, we aimed t...
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